WoRMS taxon details
Actinopyga obesa (Selenka, 1867)
208945 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:208945)
accepted
Species
Holothuria rugosa Saville-Kent, 1890 · uncertain > nomen dubium
Muelleria obesa Selenka, 1867 · unaccepted
- Subspecies Actinopyga obesa palauensis Panning, 1944 accepted as Actinopyga palauensis Panning, 1944
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Muelleria obesa Selenka, 1867) Selenka, E. (1867). Beiträge zur Anatomie und Systematik der Holothurien. <em>Zeitschrift für wissenschaftliche Zoologie.</em> 17(2): 291-374, pls. XVII-XX., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45007590#page/321/mode/1up [details]
Distribution Also distributed in Philippine, China, south Japan and Hawaiian Is. (Clark & Rowe, 1971); Australia (Rowe & Gates, 1995).
Distribution Also distributed in Philippine, China, south Japan and Hawaiian Is. (Clark & Rowe, 1971); Australia (Rowe & Gates, 1995).
Ecology: benthic, inshore, detritus feeder, deposit feeder. General distribution: tropical, east Indo-west-central Pacific, depth range 0-20 m. (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]
Ecology: benthic, inshore, detritus feeder, deposit feeder. General distribution: tropical, east Indo-west-central Pacific, depth range 0-20 m. (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]
WoRMS (2026). Actinopyga obesa (Selenka, 1867). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=208945 on 2026-01-20
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Garcia, Maria
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Holothuria rugosa Saville-Kent, 1890) Saville-Kent, W., 1890. Bêche-de-mer and pearl-shell fisheries of northern Queensland. Queensland Government Publisher, Brisbane. 8 pps. 2 pls. [details]
original description (of Muelleria obesa Selenka, 1867) Selenka, E. (1867). Beiträge zur Anatomie und Systematik der Holothurien. <em>Zeitschrift für wissenschaftliche Zoologie.</em> 17(2): 291-374, pls. XVII-XX., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45007590#page/321/mode/1up [details]
basis of record Cherbonnier, G. (1988). Échinodermes: Holothurides. Faune de Madagascar. <em>Paris, Publicé sous les auspices du Gouvernment de la République Malgache, Éditions de l'ORSTOM.</em> 70: 1-292. (look up in IMIS) [details]
original description (of Muelleria obesa Selenka, 1867) Selenka, E. (1867). Beiträge zur Anatomie und Systematik der Holothurien. <em>Zeitschrift für wissenschaftliche Zoologie.</em> 17(2): 291-374, pls. XVII-XX., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45007590#page/321/mode/1up [details]
basis of record Cherbonnier, G. (1988). Échinodermes: Holothurides. Faune de Madagascar. <em>Paris, Publicé sous les auspices du Gouvernment de la République Malgache, Éditions de l'ORSTOM.</em> 70: 1-292. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Other
context source (HKRMS)
Clark, A. M. (1982). Echinoderms of Hong Kong. <em>In: Morton B, editor. Proceedings of the first international marine biological workshop: The marine flora and fauna of Hong Kong and southern China. Hong Kong University Press, Hong Kong.</em> 1: 485-501. [details]
additional source Samyn, Y.; Vandenspiegel, D.; Massin, C. (2006). A new Indo-West Pacific species of Actinopyga (Holothuroidea: Aspidochirotida: Holothuriidae). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 1138: 53-68., available online at http://www.mapress.com/j/zt/article/view/zootaxa.1138.1.3 [details]
additional source Samyn, Y.; Vandenspiegel, D.; Massin, C. (2006). A new Indo-West Pacific species of Actinopyga (Holothuroidea: Aspidochirotida: Holothuriidae). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 1138: 53-68., available online at http://www.mapress.com/j/zt/article/view/zootaxa.1138.1.3 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Distribution Also distributed in Philippine, China, south Japan and Hawaiian Is. (Clark & Rowe, 1971); Australia (Rowe & Gates, 1995).Ecology: benthic, inshore, detritus feeder, deposit feeder. General distribution: tropical, east Indo-west-central Pacific, depth range 0-20 m. (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]
Holotype Holotype Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, Cambridge (USA) No. 820. Type locality: Hawaiian Ils (as 'Sandwich Inseln') (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]
To Barcode of Life (35 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Holothuria rugosa Saville-Kent, 1890)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Actinopyga obesa)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 4 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Data Deficient)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (9 records)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Holothuria rugosa Saville-Kent, 1890)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Actinopyga obesa)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 4 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Data Deficient)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (9 records)
